King of the Hill
From left to right: Ladybird, Bobby, Hank, Peggy, and Luanne
Format	Animated sitcom
Created by	Mike Judge Greg Daniels
Voices of	Mike Judge Kathy Najimy Pamela Segall Adlon Brittany Murphy Johnny Hardwick Stephen Root
Country of origin	United States
No. Michael Craig Judge (born October 17 1962) is an American Animator, Actor, Voice actor, Writer, director Greg Daniels is an American television comedy writer producer and director Michael Craig Judge (born October 17 1962) is an American Animator, Actor, Voice actor, Writer, director Kathy Ann Najimy (born February 6, 1957) is an American actress known as Olive Massery on the television series Veronica's Closet Pamela Adlon (born July 9, 1966) is an American Actress and Voice actress. Brittany Anne Murphy (born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and Recording artist. Johnny Hardwick is a stand-up comedian and voice actor. He is best known as the voice of Dale Gribble in the animated American Television Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American Actor. He is principally known for his comedic work but has won acclaim for The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons	12
No.  of episodes	235 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	22 min. This is a list of episodes of the FOX Animated television series King of the Hill. per episode
Broadcast
Original channel	FOX
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Original run	January 12, 1997 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

King of the Hill is an Emmy-winning American animated television series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company. 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode The i, which is sometimes uppercase stands for Interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Television is one of the major major mass media of the United States. This is a list of animated series, which are television series produced by means of Animation. Michael Craig Judge (born October 17 1962) is an American Animator, Actor, Voice actor, Writer, director Greg Daniels is an American television comedy writer producer and director It centers around the Hills, a suburban Methodist family proud of their Texas heritage. When Mike Judge pitched the series Hank Peggy and Bobby were the only characters who resembled the way they would appear on the series Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Unlike many animated sitcoms of its type that generally tend to feature unusual or impossible events, King of the Hill attempts to retain a realistic approach, featuring Americans with average IQs, and seeking humor in the otherwise conventional or sometimes even mundane.

Judge and Daniels conceived the series after a successful run with Judge's earlier Beavis and Butt-head on MTV, and the series debuted on the Fox Network on January 12, 1997, becoming an early hit. Beavis and Butt-head is an American Animated television series created by Mike Judge. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The series' popularity has also led to syndication by many local affiliates and the FX network as well as a number of international networks. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through FX (for Fox eXtended is the name of a number of related subscription TV channels owned by News Corporation 's Fox Entertainment Group. The show has risen to become one of FOX's longest-running series, and the second longest running American animated series and sitcom, behind The Simpsons. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In 2007, it was named by Time Magazine as one of the greatest television shows of all time. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and ^[1] The title theme was written and performed by The Refreshments. The Refreshments were a rock band from Tempe, Arizona. The band is best known for the witty single "Banditos" from their album Fizzy Fuzzy King of the Hill has won two Emmy Awards and has been nominated for four since its inception.

On April 4, 2008, it was announced that King of the Hill would return for a 13th season in early 2009 with 13 episodes ordered. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[2]

Episodes

Main article: List of King of the Hill episodes

Origins

In early 1995, after a successful run of Beavis and Butt-head on MTV, Mike Judge co-created King of the Hill with former The Simpsons writer Greg Daniels. This is a list of episodes of the FOX Animated television series King of the Hill. Beavis and Butt-head is an American Animated television series created by Mike Judge. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Greg Daniels is an American television comedy writer producer and director Judge is a former resident of Dallas, Texas suburb Garland, considered the basis of the setting of the series, the fictional Arlen. Garland is a city in Dallas County in the US state of Texas. It is an inner suburb northeast of Dallas and is a major part of the Judge loosely based his creation of Hank Hill from a character in Beavis and Butt-Head, Mr. Anderson. Mr Tom Anderson (whose full name is revealed to be Thomas T Anderson in Credit Card) is a fictional character from the Animated television series ^[3] When Mike Judge pitched the series to Fox, he drew the characters as menacing looking, stereotypical "rednecks" with jagged teeth that protruded from their mouths when they spoke; Hank, Peggy, and Bobby were the only three characters whose present form closely resembles their original concept drawings (though originally Peggy was significantly overweight). Redneck refers to a Stereotype of usually Rural, Caucasian (i Although rumored to be modeled after Judge himself, Dale is based on Robert Patrick, whom Judge had originally wanted to voice the character. Robert Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is a Saturn Award -winning American Film and television Actor. ^[4]

Recently, King of the Hill joined the ranks of other Fox Network series like Futurama and Family Guy in its placement within a questionable time slot and has faced frequent preemptions from sporting events (mostly The NFL on FOX) featuring overtime play and post-game commentary. NFL on FOX is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company 's coverage of the National Football League 's National Football Conference games The series' tenth season was largely composed of episodes that did not get to air the previous season. This is a list of episodes of the FOX Animated television series King of the Hill. During the tenth season in 2005, the show was scheduled to be canceled, however the series managed to attract high ratings and the series was renewed. ^[3] Fox renewed it for seasons eleven and twelve, making it the second longest-running animated television series after The Simpsons. ^[5]

After its debut, the series became a huge success for the Fox Network and was named one of the best television series by various publications, including Entertainment Weekly, Time and TV Guide. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc For other uses see Time (disambiguation Time is a component of a measuring system used to sequence events to compare the durations of TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming For the 1998 season, the series outperformed The Simpsons in ratings, and brought more viewers to its lead-out program The X-Files. The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter It quickly became one of the highest rated programs, finishing behind The X-Files and in-front of The Simpsons. Fox also earned a double profit from the series success, since Twentieth Century Fox produced the show.

Setting

King of the Hill is set in Arlen, Texas. Arlen is a city in south texas. ^[3] Characters in the series make mention to Austin and Houston as if they are located nearby. In a 1995 interview prior to the show's debut, Judge described the setting as "a town like Humble. Humble is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area "^[6] Like most fictional towns, the basis for the town does not originate from one specific place. Alternate history Campaign setting Counterfactual history Fantasy world Fictional The Mega Lo Mart is a retail store in which its corporate spokesperson is musician Chuck Mangione,^[7] his character lives in the store and the musicians' song "Feels So Good" serves as its corporate slogan. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Charles Frank "Chuck" Mangione (born November 29, 1940) is an American Flugelhorn player and composer who achieved international success in 1978 A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of

However, there is much to support the theory that Temple, Texas is the real location of Arlen. Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. Adjacent to the county seat ( Belton) Temple lies in the region referred to as Central It is the location of Scott and White Hospital. and, as such, it is noted that Bobby drove to this hospital, arguably the most recognizable in all Central Texas. "Furthermore, with Bill (one of Hank's beer drinking buddies) working on a large Army base, the location of Fort Hood is right beside Temple/Killeen, Texas. " Other clues also point to Temple. One episode in which Dale's wife, a weather forecaster, reports live from a wildfire points to a map that shows Arlen located just where Temple is located on a Texas map. Also in an episode titled "What Makes Bobby Run" in which Bobby, serving as Arlen's Longhorn mascot, attempts to kidnap the armadillo mascot of Arlen's arch-rival. That arch rival was Belton, located just west of Temple.

Another hint that the location is actually Temple, Texas is found in Season 10 Episode 13, "The Texas Panhandler. Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. Adjacent to the county seat ( Belton) Temple lies in the region referred to as Central " While Bobby and Josef stand out on the street holding signs pointing to deluxe apartments, behind Josef's head, the word "Temple" can be seen as part of the sign for a video store. When he moves his head, the sign reads, "Temple of Videos," pointing to what is likely an in-joke and a hint at the town's location.

In Season 8 Episode 15, "Apres Hank, le Deluge," a flood watch is issued for lowlying areas, including Travis County and Heimlich county. Temple is located approximately 65 miles north of Austin, Texas, which is located in Travis county. It seems likely that, if they were affected by the same flood, the counties are adjacent or nearby. Bell County, in which Temple is located, is only one county away from Travis county.

Themes

King of the Hill uses the standard set-up of a situational comedy or "sitcom" as its premise, depicting a family and their lives in a typical American town. It documents the Hills' day-to-day-lives in the small Texas town of Arlen, exploring modern themes ranging from parent-child relationships, to friendship and loyalty, to justice and patriotism, to envy and hubris. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more beings This page is about loyalty as faithfulness to a cause For its use in business see Loyalty business model or Loyalty Marketing. JUSTICE is a Human rights and law reform organisation based in the United Kingdom. Patriotism is commonly defined as love of and/or devotion to one's country Envy (also called invidiousness) may be defined as an Emotion that "occurs when a person lacks another’s superior quality achievement or possession and Hubris, sometimes spelled hybris ( Ancient Greek ὕβρις is a term used in modern English to indicate overweening Pride, self-confidence As an animated sitcom, however, King of the Hill's scope is generally larger than that of a regular sitcom.

Characters

Main article: List of characters in King of the Hill

The patriarch of the Hills is Hank Hill, a salesman of "propane and propane accessories," who has an obsession with his lawn, Buck Strickland, propane and the Dallas Cowboys. When Mike Judge pitched the series Hank Peggy and Bobby were the only characters who resembled the way they would appear on the series Hank Rutherford Hill is a Fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill. Hank strongly resembles Mr. Anderson from Beavis and Butthead, largely because both characters were based on Mike Judge's father. Mr Tom Anderson (whose full name is revealed to be Thomas T Anderson in Credit Card) is a fictional character from the Animated television series He is uncomfortable with intimacy and sexuality but has a healthy relationship with his wife, as well as the rest of his family. The meaning of intimacy varies from relationship to relationship and within a given relationship Generally speaking human sexuality is how people experience and express themselves as sexual beings Hank's trademark grunting sigh in times of discomfort and the phrase "I tell you what" are running gags on the series. The running gag is an often amusing Joke or reference that appears repeatedly throughout a work or series of works In contrast with his emotional distance with the members of his family, he dotes unashamedly on his dog Ladybird. Hank is also known to be passively prejudicial in a sexist manner, disallowing his son Bobby from any untraditional and "feminine" activities. Hank is married to Peggy Hill, a substitute Spanish teacher who has a poor grasp of the language (referring to it phonetically as "es-pa-nole"). Margaret "Peggy" Hill ( née Platter) is the wife of Hank Hill and the mother of Bobby Hill in the Animated series Phonetics (from the Greek φωνή ( phonê) "sound" or "voice" is the study of the physical sounds of human speech Peggy is also a freelance newspaper columnist, real estate agent, notary public, and Boggle champion. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom A notary public is an officer who can administer Oaths and Statutory Declarations Witness and authenticate documents Boggle is a Word game designed by Allan Turoff and trademarked by Parker Brothers and Hasbro. Peggy frequently speaks the phrases "Oh, yeah!" when she exerts effort into a task, and "Oh, Peggy!", a self-compliment after a perceived accomplishment. Usually well-meaning and open-minded, she often displays her naïveté and arrogance; with an inflated sense of her intelligence and appearance, she considers herself knowledgeable, clever and physically attractive, but is blind to the truth due—most likely—to severe narcissism. See also CLEVER project in Web search The CLEVER (for " Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport Narcissism describes the trait of excessive Self-love, based on Self-image or Ego.

The two have a son, Bobby Hill, a chubby 13-year-old son, who wants to be a famous prop comic when he is older. Robert Jeffrey "Bobby" Hill is a character on the animated series King of the Hill and is voiced by Pamela Adlon (sometimes as Pamela Segall Prop comedy is a Comedy genre that makes use of humorous objects or conventional objects used in humorous ways Bobby lacks his father's athletic prowess, dislikes most sports with the exception of wrestling, baseball, and track which he played for Tom Landry Middle School. He also attempted to play football and soccer. He has a rather wacky sense of humor that clashes with Hank's more collected manner. Hank's discomfort with Bobby's proclivities is a regular narrative element in the series, and he has stated this with phrases like "The boy ain't right" and "What has the MTV done to you, son?" because he is thought of by his father, as potentially being homosexual; however, some evidence opposes this. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. In addition to the lead family, the show includes an array of quirky characters: co-workers, teachers, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople and local celebrities. Occasionally, the series features guest stars.

Luanne Platter is named after a plate from Luby's, a cafeteria that is famous throughout Texas. Luby's Inc (formerly Luby's Cafeterias Inc is a Cafeteria-style restaurant chain originally founded in 1947 in San Antonio Texas.

Celebrity voices

Billy West, Ashley Gardner, Toby Huss, Lauren Tom, David Herman, Breckin Meyer, Jonathan Joss and Tom Petty have recurring roles in the series. William Richard "Billy" West (born on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known Ashley Gardner (born April 11 1964 is an American stage actress Toby Huss (born December 9, 1966) is an American Actor. He was born in Marshalltown, Iowa. Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. Biography Early life Tom a Chinese American, David Herman (born February 20, 1967) is an American Actor, Comedian and Voice actor. Breckin Meyer (born May 7, 1974) is an American Actor and producer. Jonathan Joss is a Native American Actor. Born in 1965 in San Antonio, Texas, he went to McCollum High School alongside independent Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

In addition, the show has many celebrity appearances, though rarely as themselves. Lisa Kudrow, Brad Pitt, Trace Adkins, Pamela Anderson, Jennifer Aniston, Will Arnett, Tom Arnold, Diedrich Bader, Big Boi, Clint Black, Lisa Hartman Black, Brooks & Dunn, Gary Busey, Drew Carey, Kelly Clarkson, David Cross, Johnny Depp, Laura Dern, Ani DiFranco, Snoop Dogg, Dale Earnhardt, Shannon Elizabeth,Will Ferrell, Sally Field, John Goodman, Nathan Fillion, John Force, Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Paul Giamatti, Vince Gill, Jeff Goldblum, Topher Grace, Green Day, Kirk Hammett, Ed Harris, Dennis Hopper, Michael Keaton, Jamie Kennedy, Kid Rock, Johnny Knoxville, Laura Linney, Lucy Liu, Heather Locklear, Lindsay Lohan, Tone Lōc, Bernie Mac, Danny Masterson, Rue McClanahan, Matthew McConaughey, Mary Tyler Moore, Willie Nelson, No Doubt, Laura Prepon, Brad Renfro, John Ritter, Chris Rock, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Cybill Shepherd, Gene Simmons, Ben Stiller, Meryl Streep, Sum 41, Mikey Teutul, Paul Teutul Jr., Paul Teutul Sr., Randy Travis, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon, Alan Rickman, Mo Collins, Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, Fred Willard, Dennis Burkley, Dax Shepard, Phil Hendrie, and all three members of ZZ Top, with Dusty Hill as Hank's cousin. Lisa Diane Marie Kudrow (born July 30 1963 is an Emmy Award - and SAG -winning American actress, best known for her roles as Phoebe Buffay William Bradley "Brad" Pitt Pitt received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for his role in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys Trace Adkins (born Tracy Darrell Adkins, January 13, 1962 in Springhill Louisiana) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1 1967 is a Canadian -born actress, Sex symbol, glamour model, producer, Author, and Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11 1969 is an American Film and television actress. William "Will" Emerson Arnett (born May 5, 1970) is an Emmy Award -nominated Canadian Actor known for his role as Tom Arnold is the name of Tom Arnold (actor, an American actor Tom Arnold (politician, a British politician Tom Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966) is an American Actor and Comedian. Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975 in Savannah Georgia) better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is a Grammy Award -winning American Country music Singer-songwriter, record producer and Lisa Hartman (born June 1, 1956 in Houston Texas) is an actress. Brooks & Dunn are an American Country music duo consisting of Singer-songwriters Kix Brooks (born Leon Eric Brooks III May 12, 1955 William Gareth Jacob "Gary" Busey (born June 29, 1944) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award -nominated American Drew Allison Carey (born May 23 1958 is an American Comedian, Actor and Game show host. Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24 1982 is an American Pop rock singer songwriter and occasional actress. David Cross (born April 4 1964 is an Emmy Award -winning American Comedian, Writer and Actor. John Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress. Ani DiFranco (ˈɑːniː (born Angela Maria DiFranco on September 23 1970 is a Grammy Award winning Singer, Guitarist, and Songwriter Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr ( April 29, 1951 &ndash February 18, 2001) was an American race car driver best known for his career driving Shannon Elizabeth (born Shannon Elizabeth Fadal; September 7, 1973) is an American Actress and former fashion model John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American two-time Academy Award -winning actress John Stephen Goodman (born June 20 1952 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning American Actor. Nathan Fillion (born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian Actor known for his lead role in the television series Firefly John Force (born May 4, 1949 in Bell Gardens California) is an NHRA drag racer and 14 - time Funny Car champion Brendan James Fraser (born December 3 1968 is a Canadian-American Film and stage actor Sarah Michelle Prinze, (born April 14 1977 better known by her birth name of Sarah Michelle Gellar, is an American actress. Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (born June 6, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning American Actor Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American Neotraditional country Singer-songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Christopher John "Topher" Grace (born July 12, 1978) is an American Actor, best known for playing the lead role of Eric Forman Green Day is an American rock trio Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is the Lead guitarist and a songwriter in the band Metallica and has been a member of the band Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Film -maker Michael John Douglas (born September 9 1951 better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American Actor, known for his early comedic roles in James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an American Comedian and Actor. Robert James Ritchie (born January 17 1971 in Romeo Michigan) known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American Musician and actor known for his over-the-top Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971 in Knoxville Tennessee better known as Johnny Knoxville, is an American comic actor and daredevil Laura Leggett Linney (born February 5, 1964) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated a three time Golden Globe nominee and a three-time Lucy Alexis Liu ( born December 2, 1968) is an American actress. Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is a six time- Golden Globe -nominated American actress. Lindsay Dee Lohan (born July 2 1986 is an American Actress, model and Pop music Singer. 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William Robert Thornton (born August 4 1955 Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American Country music Singer, Songwriter, and Actor Fred Willard (born September 18 1939 He also appeared as KVWN news director "Ed Harken" in Anchorman The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and in American Dennis Burkley (born September 10, 1945) is an American Character actor who has appeared in numerous films and television shows since the 1970s Dax Randall Shepard ( January 2, 1975) is an American Actor. Shepard was born in Milford Michigan, he attended Walled Lake Philip Stephen Hendrie (born September 1, 1952) is best known as the host of The Phil Hendrie Show, a comedy Talk radio program that ZZ Top (ˌziːziːˈtɒp is an American rock band formed in late 1969 in Houston Texas. Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill (born May 19, 1949) is the bassist and vocalist with Texas Boogie-Blues-Rock group ZZ Top.

Jazz musician Chuck Mangione has a recurring part as himself. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Charles Frank "Chuck" Mangione (born November 29, 1940) is an American Flugelhorn player and composer who achieved international success in 1978 Musician Tom Petty has a recurring role as Lucky, the boyfriend (later husband) of Luanne Platter. Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Luanne Leanne Kleinschmidt ( née Platter) (voiced by Brittany Murphy) is a character in the Animated series

Trivia

• The series is occasionally referenced in The Simpsons. The Hill family was once (briefly) seen in "Bart Star" (with Dale, Bill and Boomhauer visible in the background), where Bart Simpson and his football team badly defeat Arlen's team, with Hank making the remark: "We drove 2,000 miles for this?" In "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo", Barney imitates Homer in order to put drinks on his tab at Moe's, saying "D'oh!, woohoo!, uh. " Bart Star " is the sixth episode of the ninth season of the animated television series The Simpsons, which originally aired November 9 1997 Dale Alvin Gribble (voiced by Johnny Hardwick) is a Fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill. William Fontaine DeLaTour "Bill" Dauterive (born Guillaume Fontaine de la Tour d'Haute Rive) is a character in the animated series King of Boomhauer (voiced by Mike Judge) is a character in the Animated series King of the Hill. " Thirty Minutes over Tokyo " is the season finale of The Simpsons ' tenth season, which originally aired on May 16, . . that boy ain't right. ", combining Homer's and Hank Hill's catchphrases. In "Helter Shelter", in which the Simpson house undergoes fumigation, the family questions one another on where to live. " Helter Shelter " is the fifth episode from the fourteenth season of The Simpsons that aired December 1, 2002. Homer decides to stand outside the house and wait. He opens a beer, and the King of the Hill theme tune plays and, as with the theme of King of the Hill, time speeds up and events occur rapidly while Homer takes sips of beer, just as Hank does. Upon finding that only a few minutes have passed, Homer gives up. In "Missionary: Impossible", Hank can be seen at the end of the episode working the PBS-style pledge phonelines for the FOX network. " Missionary Impossible " is the fifteenth episode of the eleventh season of The Simpsons, which originally aired February 20 The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the In "Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays", while Bart and Lisa are fighting over the remote control, it stops on one channel and although the viewer cannot see the screen they hear an imitation of Hank's voice saying "Bobby, I've got propane in my urethra," combining three recurring elements of the show. " Marge vs Singles Seniors Childless Couples and Teens and Gays " (known in some circles as Marge vs
• In the Family Guy episode "One If By Clam, Two If By Sea", the guys stand in front of the alley and act out the famous "Yep" scene after their bar has been taken over by British people. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other "One If by Clam Two If by Sea" is the 32nd episode of Family Guy. In "Petergeist", Peter begins to peel off his face in front of a mirror until Hank Hill's face is revealed underneath. "Petergeist" is an episode from season four of FOX animated series Family Guy. He then says "heheheh. . . propane. "
• In the episode "Cartoon Wars Part II" of the series South Park, when Cartman and Kyle are fighting at Fox Studios, they pass through cubicles with signs that say "King of the Hill - 11th Season. "Cartoon Wars Part II" is episode 143 of South Park which aired on April 12, 2006. South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central Eric Theodore Cartman,commonly referred to by his Family name, Cartman, is one of the four main Fictional characters in the animated series Kyle Broflovski (portrayed as 'Brovlofski' on a sign at his dad's office in the season 4 episode Chef Goes Nanners) is a Fictional character in the Emmy " Mike Judge has been friends with South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker since he advised them on how to deal with the cult status of a cartoon in 1997 and provided the unmuffled voice of Kenny in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. Matthew Richard "Matt" Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an Academy Award - nominated Emmy Award - winning American Animator Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American Animator, Screenwriter, Film director Kenny McCormick, voiced by Matt Stone, is one of the four central Fictional characters of the Animated series South Park, the South Park Bigger Longer & Uncut is an Academy Award -nominated Animated satirical Comedy
• Hank, Bill, and Dale are parodied on Godzilla: The Series; known as the "Red Neck Hunters", recurring villains who attempt to hunt Godzilla as a trophy. Godzilla The Series is an Animated Television series which originally aired on Fox Kids.
• In an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, "Squirrel Jokes" when SpongeBob tells squirrel jokes, a fish that looks like Hank Hill can be seen in the audience. SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and Media franchise. This article is a list of episodes from season two of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants.
• Boomhauer is referenced in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode featuring the movie Squirm. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American Cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced A character in the movie mumbles something incoherently, to which Tom Servo replies, "Thanks, Hank Hill's friend. Hank Rutherford Hill is a Fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill. "
• In the PC game Starcraft, clicking repeatedly on a Terran Firebat unit will eventually result in the Firebat asking, "Do you have any questions about propane?" followed by "Or propane accessories?" This is a direct reference to Hank Hill's recurring statement about selling "propane and propane accessories. StarCraft is a Military science fiction Real-time strategy Video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. "
• In the Web Game Merry Poppings from Slingo, explosive balloons are stated to be filled with "Propane and Propane Accessories", referring to Hank's famous line. Slingo is an online Multiplayer game created in 1995 by Slingo Inc

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External links

• King of the Hill (Fox Broadcasting Company site) (requires Flash)
• King of the Hill at the Internet Movie Database
• King of the Hill at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• King of the Hill at TV.com